When Garda Sergeant Jack Driscoll (Owen McDonnell) receives a midnight
call to investigate activity on an isolated beach in the West of
Ireland, he unwittingly stumbles into the middle of a Dublin run
undercover operation.

When Daniel O Malley, the son of a local trawlerman, dies in his arms
that night, Jack's search for answers meets unexpected resistance from
the Dublin detectives as they seek to bring down a bigger national
prize.

Type: Scripted

Languages: Irish

Status: Ended

Runtime: 50 minutes

Premier: 2007-01-01

Single-Handed - Classification of swords - Netflix

The English language terminology used in the classification of swords is
imprecise and has varied widely over time. There is no historical
dictionary for the universal names, classification or terminology of
swords; a sword was simply called “sword” in whatever language the
swordsmen spoke. Historical terms without a universal consensus of
definition (i.e. “arming sword”, “broadsword”, “long sword,” etc.) were
used to label weapons of similar appearance but of different historical
periods, regional cultures and fabrication technology. These terms were
often described in relation to other unrelated weapons, without regard
to their intended use and fighting style. In modern history, many of
these terms have been given specific, often arbitrary meanings that are
unrelated to any of their historical meanings.

Single-Handed - Jian - Netflix

Jian (simplified Chinese: 剑; traditional Chinese: 劍; pinyin: jiàn;
Cantonese: Gim) is a double-edged straight sword used during the last
2,500 years in China. The first Chinese sources that mention the jian
date to the 7th century BC during the Spring and Autumn period; one of
the earliest specimens being the Sword of Goujian. Historical one-handed
versions have blades varying from 45 to 80 centimeters (18 to 31 inches)
in length. The weight of an average sword of 70-centimetre (28-inch)
blade-length would be in a range of approximately 700 to 900 grams (1.5
to 2 pounds). There are also larger two-handed versions used for
training by many styles of Chinese martial arts.